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Amazon faces a revolt from third-party traders who list their goods on amazon.co.uk after the online retailer reportedly increased the fees it charges them to use its platform.

Ebay and Pay.com are poised to be the main beneficiaries when Amazon increases the cut that traders have to hand over from 7 per cent to 12 per cent from next week. This will cover trader fees on millions of items including popular electronic accessories such as memory cards and headphones.

In some sectors, traders will have to pay more. For example, third-party traders who sell car parts through amazon.co.uk face a